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I Love you; I Love you— NOT!

by Jocosa Wade | Apr 7, 2021 | Inspiration, Revision, whores of negativity, Writers life, Writing tools

Jump back to the first time I went to make groceries in New Orleans. My oldest son was in the cart. He wasn’t strapped in or harnessed and often climbed back and forth between the seat and the cart, and I never gave it a second thought— Remember that. We zipped around...

The #1 Rule for Writing

by Jocosa Wade | Mar 10, 2021 | Creativity, Inspiration, Revision, whores of negativity, Writers life, Writing tools

If you’re a regular reader of these Notes from the Toolbox, you may remember I wrote my first story at the age of seven. It wasn’t a homework assignment. No adult suggested I give it a whirl by tempting me with lessons, which is how I came to play the flute and study...

My Dark & Stormy Journey to Gratitude

by Jocosa Wade | Nov 26, 2020 | Inspiration, whores of negativity, Writers life

Happy Thanksgiving, y’all! Can I signoff now? It’s what I want to do. Not because I’d rather be working on the revision, or because the deadline is closing in, or because a gazillion guests will arrive any minute and more desserts and vegetable dishes need to be made....

There Is No Finish Line

by Jocosa Wade | Oct 21, 2020 | Creativity, Inspiration, Revision, whores of negativity, Writers life

I’ve been attending a lot of author events since the world went virtual. At first, the number of events was overwhelming. It felt as if every creative individual wanted a piece of me, which is silly because no one knows me, other than y’all. Thanks, for being here....

Artist Date Rebellion

by Jocosa Wade | Sep 30, 2020 | Creativity, Inspiration, whores of negativity, Writers life

One of the basic tools for Julia Cameron’s the Artist’s Way 12-week program is the Artist Date. A block of time, perhaps two hours weekly, especially set aside and committed to nurturing your creative consciousness, your inner artist. In its most primary form, the...

Storyteller vs. Attention Seeker

by Jocosa Wade | Sep 9, 2020 | Inspiration, whores of negativity, Writers life

2008— I attend my first Surrey International Writers Conference. An eye-opening experience that seared my brain with this truth— I knew nothing about writing, not even after completing three novel-length manuscripts; I understood zilch about writing a novel, a story,...
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